Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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130 hd steers base 800# stop 835# 100% blk 95+% number 1s flesh 5-6 brought $344.5

114 hd steers base 900# stop 935# 100% blk 90-95% number 1s flesh 5-6 brought $332

55 hd steers base 955# stop 990# 100% blk 90-95% number 1s flesh 5-6 brought $329

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.52/cwt on 11 head, up $37.65 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 24 comparable sales and sits +5.95 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$405.52

▲ 37.65 vs prior sale

11 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.10

vs WV average

−21.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	405.52	2,241	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $300.25, median $399.57 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

405.52

—

WV average4 barns · 235 hd

408.62

−3.10

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−21.87

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

+5.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,615	212.21	3,428	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	177.86	2,191	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	145.58	1,468	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$2,834	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,612	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,504	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 lots · USDA AMS · Jackson County Regional Livestock Market - Ripley, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	384.36/cwt	365.00–398.00	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	476.23/cwt	375.00–540.00	1,562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	304.93/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	452.18/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,116	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	602.07/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,109	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	482.97/cwt	465.00–497.50	2,468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	577.36/cwt	510.00–625.00	2,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	402.29/cwt	377.50–417.50	2,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	493.24/cwt	450.00–540.00	1,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	522.98/cwt	480.00–560.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	549.52/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	415.11/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	387.94/cwt	360.00–401.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	415.08/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	229	462.68/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	450.47/cwt	422.50–480.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	442.73/cwt	407.50–465.00	2,090	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	411.51/cwt	370.00–475.00	1,547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	441.92/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	472.66/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	359.16/cwt	310.00–420.00	1,480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	303.02/cwt	275.00–321.00	2,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	293.41/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	454.04/cwt	420.00–495.00	1,884	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	382.46/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	351.74/cwt	351.00–352.50	2,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	605.85/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	592.17/cwt	550.00–622.50	1,925	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	481.74/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,279	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	396.65/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	437.11/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	490.10/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	418.71/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	580	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	287	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	465.54/cwt	400.00–520.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	556.05/cwt	510.00–610.00	1,796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	432.90/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,221	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	116.01/cwt	112.50–120.00	986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	150.13/cwt	141.00–174.00	1,551	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	167.93/cwt	157.00–179.00	2,017	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,299	199.37/cwt	186.00–211.00	2,590	6
Bulls	—	—	1,488	203.49/cwt	191.00–215.00	3,028	4
Bulls	—	—	1,717	219.19/cwt	212.00–224.00	3,763	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	184.51/cwt	140.00–270.00	1,950	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,504.20/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,504	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,833.81/head	2,425.00–3,400.00	2,834	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,838.04/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,838	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	160.82/cwt	145.00–183.00	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	312.41/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	414.14/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	682	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	405.82/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	272.48/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	518.36/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	405.22/cwt	402.50–408.00	2,087	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	2,612.00/head	2,100.00–3,100.00	2,612	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	235.17/cwt	194.00–277.50	2,780	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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